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Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet Again

Posted by samzenpus on from the they-don't-own-it-yet dept.

sebFlyte writes "In what is described as yet another example of how patents can kill or inhibit standards, a patent has come to light that was granted to Microsoft in the year 2000 that looks surprisingly similar to IPv6 (the next-gen IP standard that is starting, slowly, to be taken up in some parts of the world). And several Microsoft engineers, named on the patent just happenned to be part of the IPv6 group for the IETF..."

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  1. Re:This is different by VidEdit · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "This time they bought the rights to the internet from the creator, Al Gore."

    Al Gore never claimed to have created the internet. He said, "During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the internet."

    I suppose some people might think that he meant that he actually "created" the internet, but those with a working cerebral cortex realize he was talking about supporting the programs and initiatives that made the internet possible.

    Even if he had claimed to have "created the internet," it is a lot better than than if he had claimed that a country had WMDs and started a war over it.

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